South Africa's president addresses the nation as the economy struggles

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  Hello and welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Sam Fenwick.

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  Today we turn our focus to South Africa, where President Cyril Ramaphosa is preparing his State of the Nation address.

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  He'll outline key economic proposals aimed at driving growth and development.

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  But there are some very big challenges to overcome.

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  If you go to social media, it only shows you the bad things.

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  Not like everyone goes around here carrying guns or feeding people drugs and doing crimes.

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  We'll also discuss the latest report from the bank of England on inflation

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  and what it might mean for prices in the supermarket

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  and the Irish dairy farmers who have struck gold and become millionaires.

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  But first, let's start in South Africa,

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  where the President Cyril Ramaphosa is just hours away from delivering his first State of of the Nation address

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  since last year's elections.

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